Corset-lacing



J. STONE CORSET LAGING.

(No Model.)

Patented Peb. 2s, 1892.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES STONE, OF AURORA, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF 'IIVO-TIIIRDS TO ALICE M.BALL, OF SAME PLACE, AND ELIZABETH FLORSIIEIM, OF CHICAGO,

ILLINOIS.

CORSET-LACING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 469,412, dated February23, 1892. Application filed January 28, 1889. Serial No. 297,841. (Nomodel.)

to the letters of reference marked thereon,

which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to that class of lacing-eyes for corsets andsimilar articles wherein a looped cord or braid forms the lacingholes oreyelets.

The invention embraces the feature of a marginal part of or upon thecorset containing lacing-holes which coincide with the loops of the cordor braid.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is an elevation of the margin ofa corset having an overlying part broken away to reveal the constructionof the parts. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view of an eyelet-strip detachedand partly made. Fig. 3 is a sectional View of the eyelet-strip shown inFig. 2. Fig. 41. is a sectional view in the line 4 A of Fig. l,illustrating the relation of the eyelet-strip to the adjacent parts whenapplied in a corset.

A represents a strip of cloth folded upon itself at a, forming, asshown, the two folds c a2. The overfolded portions are gummed or pastedtogether, and near the edge ay are punched a series of lacing holes oreyelets at at. a

a3 is a cord inserted within the folded edge a of the strip A.

B is a narrow fiat braid, or it may be a cord. If a cord, it is looselywoven, so as to be easily iiattened. This braid or cord B is pasted orstitched upon the surface of the overfolded portion a2 in a series ofloops h, extending around the holes co4 and reaching back a considerabledistance -as, for exalnple, to the edge of the overfolded part c2, asshown. Theloops are unattached to the overfolded portion a2 at the partadjacent to the holes a4, by which arrangement they may be easily andcheaply constructed, any sewing` lengthwise of the cord or around theholes being rendered unnecessary. Desir-ably the loops are broughttogether or nearly together at their inner ends, and the cord extendedfrom one loop to the next in a substantially straight line, also asshown, in order to give a smoother surface to the finished article.Vhether stitched or gummed in place, the braid or cord B is flatteneddown as much as practicable, except at the eyelets at. Before applyingthe cord or braid the folded strip is desirably stitched near the edgec.

The eyelet-strip A is complete, as above deor braid B, excepting at theextreme ends of the loops which surround the said eyelet-holes. Thestrip D is secured in place by rows of stitching CZ and CZ at its edges,which pass not only through the corset-section C, but also through theinner and folded-in edge and through the body of the eyelet-strip A, asclearly shown in Fig. A. The one or more rows of stitching d at theouter margin of the strip D confine the loops b in place and take orshare the immediate strain of the lacing-strings when the latter areapplied to the corset. A third row of stitching Z2 is desirably insertedat the inner ends of the loops or at a suitable distance from the rowsof stitching Zto admit the stiffening-strip E, Which is inserted in theusual manner after the rows of stitching have been formed. In thisconstruction the cord or braid forming the eyeleteloops is outside theedge of the double-thick corset-section C, and the completed garment isflat and thin and has an even smooth appearance. It is not, however,

strictly essential that the braid should have this precise relation tothe edge ofthe corsetstrip C, though it is desirable that it should.

The essential feature of the invention is the combination of a marginalpart of the corset containing lacing-holes with the loops b extendingaround the holes, s that the laclet-holes c4, and it therefore coversthe cord IOO ing-strings pass through the lacing-holes, as

Well as through the loops, said loops being free from the corset at thepart adjacent to the holes, but secured thereto at otherpoints. By thismeans the tension of the lacing is taken both by the cloth of the corsetand by the loops, so that less strain is brought upon the loops. By thisconstruction, also, the chang or Wear of the lacings is broughtpartially on the cloth, so that the loops are not so liable to berapidly cut through or Worn out as when the loops alone are engaged bythe lacings.

As far as the main feature of my invention is concerned, the loops maybe attached to the corsetbody and the lacing-holes or eyelets formed inthe marginal part thereof in any manner found convenient or desirable.The

particular construction herein shown, how-- ever, wherein said lacingholes or eyelets are formed in a separate strip extending beyond the-man layers of` the corset-body, is of csJ pecial advantage in practice,and a construction embracing these last-mentioned features is hereinalso claimed as a specilic improve- Y ment. Y

The cord a3 serves the purpose of stiftenin-g and giving greaterstrength to the margin vof the corset outside of the lacingholes, sothat the lacings are Vmuch less likely to Wear or cut through the margin`than when such cord is absent and the corset is rendered much moredurable. vantages the corset provided with amarginal cord arranged inthe manner described is By reason ot' these adbeyond the margin of thesame, and loops se` cured between the strip and body-layers by stitchingand extending beyond the body-layers and around the holes, said loopscoinciding with the outer margins of the lacing-holes and being freefrom the corset in their parts outside of the body-layers, substantiallyas described.

3. The combination, With the cloth layers forming the main part or bodyof a corset, oi' a strip provided with lacing-holes and secured to thebody-layers with its edge containing the holes extending beyond the edgeof the same, and loops consisting of a continuous looped cord secured bystitching between the strip and the body-layers, with the loops eX-tending around the holes, said loops coinciding with the outer marginsof the lacingholes and being free from the corset in their partsadjacent to the holes, substantially as described.

4. The combination, with a lcorset havinga series -of lacing-holes near`its edge and provided with a cord stitched into the rsaid edge, ofaseries of cord loops secured to thecorset and extending around the saidholes, said loops coinciding with the outer margins of the lacing-holesand being free from the corset -iu their parts adjacent to the holes,s'ubstantially as described.

5. The combination, with the cloth layers forming the body of a-corset,of a strip provided with a cord in its outer edge and a series oflacing-holes near the cord, said strip being secured to the body-laye-rs With its edge extending beyond the margin of the same, and aseries oli' cord loops secured by stitching between thestri p and body-layers and extending around the lacing-holes, said loops coincidingwith the outer margins of the lacing-,holes and being free from thecorset.in their parts adjacent to the holes, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I aiix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

- i JAMES STONE.

Witnesses:

WARREN TYLER, FRANK A. TYLER.

